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Find all posts regarding tax news here. In addition, Jan de Belastingman provides updates on tips & tricks to help you save through taxes.

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Child benefit 2023: All you need to know

Find out everything you need to know about child benefits in 2023. Read about the amount, conditions, application and other benefits.

What to arrange financially when you are pregnant and have a child?

In this article, we discuss 9 important things to take care of financially when you are pregnant.

Tax return 2022: Important things to know

Filing tax returns is an important responsibility for many people in the Netherlands. It is the time of year when you must declare how much income you earned in 2022 and how much tax you owe on it.

Jan de Belastingman VS. De Belastingadviseur

Jan de Belastingman is not just any tax advisor. Yet many people still wonder whether they should use Jan de Blastingman or the traditional tax advisor. The choice is yours of course, but we would like to give you a hand and compare Jan the Taxman with the traditional advisor.

A dive into the deep end! The thinking behind the tax return.

The feeling of winning and losing greatly affects how we behave. This is also the reason why we like to (have to) file tax returns because the IRS says filing returns gives us a chance to get money back. After all, getting money back is winning!

A philosophical look at why we actually pay taxes - Lynn Bijlsma explains!

Many more Dutch people believe that multinationals can evade taxes too easily. It has been plenty in the news.

Coffee, sticky bun culture, tax and excise taxes

Yet there are many people who think otherwise. For example, a survey by the website Quartz found that the Dutch drink the most cups of coffee on average in a day.

Introduction: who is Jan de belastigman

Jan the Belastingman was born out of frustration with the level of ambiguity regarding tax returns in the Netherlands. Long waiting times, administrative battles, high hourly rates and an unhealthy relationship between client and tax advisor. Surely it had to be possible to do this differently?

Je eigen bedrijf beginnen maar door de belastingen het bos niet meer zien.

Nog niet overtuigd van het ondernemersbestaan, omdat je door de belastingen het bos niet meer ziet? Geen paniek! Na het lezen van deze column maak jij korte metten met de belastingproblematiek.

From Japanese surrogate mothers to Ronaldo's transfer to Juventus, taxes are everywhere!

We need to talk about taxes, taxes, taxes and all the rest is bullsh*t is what Rutger Bregman told at a meeting in Davos.

Top 7 Crazy Taxes (Part I) - Even Jan de Belastingman is amazed by this!

Taxes, taxes who doesn't know it? On a daily basis, everyone has to deal with it. While shopping,

Not paying taxes on your wages? Ruben Scherpenisse explains!

Paying no tax on your salary income seems too good to be true, but it is possible! Jan de Belastingman will find out for you how you can make it happen.

Am I entitled to care benefit?

What are the requirements for applying for your care allowance? Jan the Taxman is happy to help you with these questions and can even arrange the application for your care allowance. Fast, simple and clear!

Good (money) resolutions for 2021! Danique van der Molen explains!

The new year has been underway for a while now, so it's high time to take a look back at all the events of the previous year. Do you secretly like the online colleges?

Income tax in 2021: what will change for you?

Last year was a disastrous year for the Dutch economy. A year in which companies were kept afloat through all kinds of support measures. Eventually that bill will fall on the taxpayer.

Saving money AND money as a student? Lynn Bijlsma gives 5 tips!

Did you know that as a student you enjoy many tax benefits? Jan de Belastingman helps you with helpful tips to avoid unnecessarily wasting money.

De geschiedenis van de Nederlandse belasting - deel II

We hebben de gouden tijd achter ons gelaten en komen aan in de zogenoemde Franse tijd. Toen de Fransen, onder leiding van Napoleon, Nederland binnenvielen in 1795 kwam er al gauw een einde aan het decentrale machtssysteem.

De geschiedenis van de Nederlandse belasting - deel I

Jan de Belastingman is dol op verhalen over belastingen, en vroeg zich af hoe de geschiedenis van belastingen eruitziet. Hij heeft verschillende tijden in het verleden onderzocht.

Wanneer moet ik belastingaangifte doen? – Rik Brem (Masterstudent Fiscaal Recht) legt uit.

Plofff daar is ie weer … de blauwe envelop van je favoriete penvriend: de fiscus. Bevat deze een uitnodiging om aangifte te doen? Dan ben je verplicht je inkomen en vermogen op te geven bij de Belastingdienst.

Top 4 most common tax return mistakes.

After the tax return is filed, many are also unsure if they filled it out correctly and are left feeling uncertain.

Vacation days: What about it? - Jan de Belastingman stays home.

Pfoe ... that was a bit of a bummer. Actually, I was supposed to leave right now for my tour of Bermuda, Jersey and the Cayman Islands.

Wondering how you can make your income tax return more fun?

“We can't make it more fun, but we can make it easier” is a frequently heard slogan from the Tax Authorities.

Jan de Belastingman website 2.0

Dear readers, as of today I have finished renovating my house! The previous one was nice but I really needed to improve a few things to live nicely and especially to accommodate my guests as well as possible.